How the draft order broke, and who it broke for
Trust LeProcess picks first. Three owners have already tried to buy their way into the top three. None have succeeded — yet.
The lottery landed on R. Stallworth, which is the outcome the rest of the league feared least and complained about most. Trust LeProcess has been accumulating for two seasons; handing that franchise the top selection converts a slow rebuild into a live timeline.
Within a day of the order posting, the Gazette confirmed inquiries from three separate franchises about moving up. The going ask, per two owners on the receiving end of those texts, is a future first plus a young starter — the same price Booz Cruz has been quoted for a WR2 all offseason.
The first pick in a dynasty league is not a player. It is leverage with a deadline.
Our read: the pick gets used, not traded. Rebuilding owners in this league have historically overvalued the certainty of a top selection, and Stallworth has given no indication he wants to restart the clock a third time.
The more likely fireworks come at picks four through six, where two title-holders are sitting on more capital than roster spots.